The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-06-19

COnocJaOn9 were afenter Jnhn IN pho yoes w
fore, and tho Corresponding Secretary OF the
society tells US that the "work has warmer
place In the hearts Of our people," 90 that an
effort Ia to be made to raise 100000 during
tho present year to pay of indebtedness In
Cured; for tho Moravians. Like other
religious bodies, follow the plan OF dis
counting the pious libernlity OF their
members. Among the gifts In 1885 was
one Of 5000 from Mr.. RUFUS CLARK
Of Denver, Colorado, to build theological
training school at shaingay, In Africa. to DO
named after him and his wife. The school
was opened last February with three stu-
DENTS besides FIVE boys In tho primary de-
partment. The African work has proceeded
to the satisfaction Of tho Secretary, the net
increase In members at tho sixteen mission
stations having been 1911 for the year,
making 8,e40 In oil. As compared with the
results reported by the missionary societies
OF far more numerous communions, these arc
certainly very remarkable. Yet some OF tho
converts, even the most hopeful, drop away,
as Is not unnatural. Three or four native
workers" the report tells US, "had fallen into
sin during the year and wore expelled"
The activity Of the missionary spirit among
the Moravians Is shown by the circumstance
that " ct least thirty young men and women,
now in our colleges, have given themselves
to tho foreign missionary work." That is
very large number In 30 small communion.
These devoted souls ore 80 anxious to assist
In the salvation Of the hoathcn that II the
Moravian Society does not employ them,
"some other Board will, and, In the words
Of tho report, "they will be lost to
US" 1t seems that at this time. when
missionary zeal Ii rather declining In
other Churches, the young people OF the
Moravlans arc stirred upon the subject more
than ut any other time In the history OF the
Church. Tho Rev. j. HILL, who preached
the annual sermon before the meeting Of the
Board Of Missions at Springfield, Ohio, last
month, therefore called on the United Breth-
ron to give even moro literally for missions,
and spoke contemptuously of the paltry total
OF so, 100000 given for tho salvation Of 1885,
100000 human beings, when there Is spent
annually $l25.0oo. 900 on dress goods, 5.ooo.-
900 on kid gloves. s5,oOo,o00 on ostrich feath-
ers, and $500, oOo. 900 for tobacco. to soy moth
Ing Of rum.
The frontier missions of the Moravians
have been very successful during the year.
The Board, for instance, appropriated S6OO
for the mission situated in southwestern
Kansas and covering great extent OF ter
ritory In the Arkansas valley. and yet, the
report tells US, another denomination ap-
propriated as much to one town In Kansas,
and had an increase Of 20 members only.
while tho increase coming from the money We
expended In the Conference IL moretha twen-
ty times as great" There are also Moravian
missions In California stony ground,we
are not surprised to hear-in Nebraska, Min
nesota, Michigan. and other Western States;
and In general they are making progress en-
couraglng to the Board. Michigan is spoken
Of as the State most ready to receive Mora
vianism. 1.-THE net increase In tho member
ship Of the Church, including the foreign
field, Is 1S149," according to the report. "Oi
this A,lS2 are In frontier and foreign work."
The Moravians arc what Is called an evan
gelical Church In tho fullest sense Of the
term. the distinguishing feature Of their
theology being the prominence given to
CHRIST; and their ritual Is similar to that Of
the Episcopal Church, which would bring
them formally into It's fold.